# Doddachellur Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/doddachellur/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Doddachellur Doddachellur is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577538**. The 2011 Census counted **2,271 people in 530 households**, the 34th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 2,271people (2011) - 530households - 64.1%literacy - 577538PIN code ## Doddachellur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Doddachellur is 577538.** Doddachellur falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577538 - Gram panchayatDoddachellur - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605420 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Doddachellur from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)37 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)68 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)37 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Doddachellur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Doddachellur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parasuramapura - ○Degree college5–10 km · Parashurampura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Doddachellur known for? The main crops are **groundnut and paddy**. About 53% of the 2,370 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Doddachellur Of every 100 households in Doddachellur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Doddachellur · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **78% Toilet within the home ****8%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****60%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****51%** **49% Television ****36%** **32% Mobile phone ****46%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **32% Own their home ****93%** **91% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Doddachellur? ■ Doddachellur · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **936 Working population ****54.5%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.0% for men and 56.3% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 338 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (5%) · **■** Marginal 803 (65%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Challakere - Varavoo2,405 people - Meerasabihalli2,366 people - Doddabeeranahalli2,340 people - Mylanahalli2,295 people - Yalagatta2,263 people - Bhoganahalli2,248 people - Nelagetanahatti2,233 people - Chikkaammanahalli2,221 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Doddachellur?577538 - How far is Doddachellur from Chitradurga?68 km by road - What is the population of Doddachellur?2,271 (Census 2011) - Which district is Doddachellur in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Doddachellur?64.1% (Census 2011)